Department: Legal
Staff Contact: Ron Shaver and Daniel Yoza
Subject: Consideration of Ordinance 19-61 amending Title 10 of the Olathe Municipal Code pertaining to Vehicles and Traffic.
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Item Description:
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Consideration of Ordinance 19-61 amending Title 10 of the Olathe Municipal Code pertaining to Vehicles and Traffic..
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Summary:
This Ordinance was presented to the Council as a report on September 17, 2019. Every summer, staff prepares updates to various provisions of the Olathe Municipal Code (OMC) to align them with state law. Staff typically consults with the League of Kansas Municipalities (LKM) to identify which OMC sections need to change. This year, LKM undertook the task of reviewing all state traffic statutes, providing suggested language to add every state traffic misdemeanor and infraction that may be included as a municipal offense. Staff has reviewed these recommendations along with five 2019 Kansas Legislature bills which impact Title 10 of the OMC (SB20, SB41, SB63, HB 2104, and HB 2211). These new 2019 changes can be found in the attached Ordinance 19-61 (Attachment A), sections One, Three, Five, Six, Nine, Eleven, Sixteen, Seventeen, Twenty, and Twenty-One.
The summary document (Attachment B) provides a detailed explanation of each section. Changes caused by 2019 Kansas Legislature bills are noted as (2019). The 2019 changes are as follows:
-Allowing transportation network (Uber or Lyft) drivers to display a light for customers.
-Requiring obedience to signals on railway equipment.
-Allowing a medical exemption for sun screening devices (tint).
-Allowing All-Terrain Vehicles, Recreational Off-highway Vehicles and Work Site Utility Vehicles to cross highways for agricultural purposes.
-Adding limitations on electric-assisted scooters.
-Changes to DUI Laws necessitated by caselaw.
-Increasing the driver’s license reinstatement fee to $100.
-Making a violation of Olathe’s safety belt law a traffic infraction.
-Increasing Fines for passing a school bus.
The Ordinance includes additional changes related to lighting, penalties, safety considerations, law enforcement interactions, and restrictions on various non-automobile vehicles. These provisions have been in state law for many years, and this ordinance simply updates OMC Title 10 for these changes. The summary document (Attachment B) provides more detailed information on these topics.
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Financial Impact:
None
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Action Needed:
Approve Ordinance 19-61 amending Title 10 of the Olathe Municipal Code pertaining to Vehicles and Traffic.
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Attachment(s):
Attachment A: Title 10 Ordinance
Attachment B: Summary Document